Kalyani (1952 film)

Kalyani is a 1952 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film directed by Acharya (T. G. Raghavachari) and M. Masthan, and produced by T. R. Sundaram of Modern Theatres. The film portrays the life of a mentally-deranged man and is heavily inspired by 1948 American film The Snake Pit. It was later remade in Telugu as Atthainti Kaapuram in 1952. Kalyani stars M. N. Nambiar. B. S. Saroja, D. Balasubramaniam, M. G. Chakrapani and T. P. Muthulakshmi had supporting roles.

Plot
Moorthi struggles with mental problems. He marries Kalyani, a young woman. The plot revolves around their relationship and the many problems faced by Kalyani, who eventually succeeds in curing her husband's mental illness.

Cast

 * Male cast
 * M. N. Nambiar as Moorthi
 * D. Balasubramaniam as Subbaiah Pillai
 * M. G. Chakrapani as Doctor
 * K. V. Srinivasan as himself
 * A. Karunanidhi as Accountant Pillai
 * G. Muthukrishnan as Sekhar
 * M. E. Madhavan as Broker Rengasami
 * V. M. Ezhumalai as Kuppusami
 * S. M. Thirupathisami as Inspector
 * K. K. Soundar as Psychology Doctor


 * Female cast
 * B. S. Saroja as Kalyani
 * P. S. Sivabhagyam as Nagamma
 * M. Saroja as Saroja
 * M. S. Subhadra as Neela
 * T. P. Muthulakshmi as Kamala
 * P. S. Gnanam as Kamala's mother
 * G. Sakunthala as Komalam
 * K. T. Dhanalakshmi as Akilantam
 * Dance
 * Kerala Sisters
 * A. Chitra

Production
Kalyani was originally directed by Acharya (T. G. Raghavachari). Midway through production, he contracted tuberculosis, so cinematographer M. Masthan (Mohammed Masthan) took over directing and completed it to the satisfaction of producer T. R. Sundaram and Acharya. Choreography was handled by A. K. Chopra, K. R. Kumar, K. K. Sinha, and Dhandapani.

Soundtrack
The music was composed by S. Dakshinamoorthi and G. Ramanathan with lyrics written by Kannadasan.

Reception
The film did not fare well at the box office.